Executive Order

In other news from the White House, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that weakens the enforcement of an IRS rule — called the Johnson Amendment — that bars churches and tax-exempt groups from endorsing political candidates. It will also amend rules to exempt companies and religious groups from having to provide health care with contraception coverage.

The full text of the executive order has not yet been released, but it falls short of what religious conservatives expected from Trump on the issue. Read the story from The AP.

Dodd-Frank

The Dodd-Frank law was enacted after the 2008 economic meltdown, imposing strict regulations on banks. And now a House panel has voted to overhaul those regulations. Read the story from The AP.